00:00We gather in Astana to reaffirm our shared responsibility to protect our planet.
00:09It means that the states of our region clearly understand the urgency and extreme significance
00:17of having shared vision for a resilient future.
00:22Ecology today is not limited to climate alone.
00:27It is the very foundation of human livelihood.
00:43The Regional Ecological Summit in Astana brought Central Asian states together to align positions
00:49on environmental issues ahead of international negotiations.
00:52Senior representatives of the United Nations, international organizations and financial
00:57institutions took part.
00:59After three years in the making, the dialogue culminated in regional leaders adopting a joint
01:04declaration on environmental solidarity of Central Asia.
01:08The countries, less of a impact on global changes of climate, are still one by one with its
01:15consequences.
01:17We are confident that international solidarity should be expressed in the safe and safe
01:27and safe access to the nation's climate financing and future technologies.
01:46and innovation.
02:05In partnership with the UN was also approved, including a joint climate investment portfolio.
02:35In partnership with the UN was also approved, the sum of direct material damage from the
02:39international situation was about 16 million dollars a year.
02:44Central Asian states are now looking to factor in the growing climate burden across the region
02:49as they move to implement the new action plan.
02:52Calls for stronger regional cooperation on water allocation, data sharing and long-term
02:57resource management echoed across national delegations.
03:01Countries worked alongside UN agencies and European partners to coordinate solutions on
03:07climate transition, air pollution, food security and the sustainable management of natural resources.
03:13The action plan also places new emphasis on resource efficiency, with countries stepping
03:18up efforts on waste management and circular economy solutions.
03:22We are paying more attention to the circular economy.
03:25Why we are doing that?
03:27Because the resources are limited, as you know.
03:31So we want to get, earn more from the, you know, the West and get resources back to the economy.
03:39The summit also unlocked major green investment deals.
03:43During the international exhibition of green technologies, 17 agreements worth nearly 2 billion
03:48euro were signed, covering renewable energy, waste management, industrial decarbonization
03:53and fertilizer production.
03:55Kazakhstan's new energy transition platform, Kajet, launched with the European Bank for
04:00Reconstruction and Development, aims to deliver at least 10 gigawatts of renewable
04:04capacity by 2035, helping cut over 20 million tons of emissions.
04:09We are from this event, from Central Asia, from Central Asia, with a clear desire to continue work
04:18on improving the situation of the environment of the world, climate change, climate change,
04:27on reducing the CO2-2 emissions.
04:30And in all this, we see a very good support of international organizations, international
04:35financial instruments. This is the main result of what we have achieved.
04:43With binding commitments now in place, the summit marks a shift from dialogue to implementation
04:49as Central Asian countries move to turn shared environmental goals into concrete action.
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